A former NAU standout and graduate assistant coach, Gaellan Bewernick, was elevated to a full-time assistant coach role on Shane Burcar's staff on June 2. 

Bewernick served as a graduate assistant coach on NAU’s staff for the past two seasons (2017-19). During his time as a graduate assistant coach, he helped with on-court situations as well as player development. 

A two-year team captain, he helped the Lumberjacks to a record-setting season for wins as a senior, as well as the programs first-ever post-season win in the College Insider Tournament (2015). A historic post-season run that found the Lumberjacks in the championship game of the tournament. Bewernick is also currently ranked among the program's top-five leaders in games played (129), minutes (3,329) and finished as t the sixth-leading rebounder (704) in Lumberjack career history. 

Bewernick graduated with dual degrees in business management and business marketing in 2015 before earning his master’s degree with distinction in administration with a small business emphasis in 2019. 

Following his time at Northern Arizona University, Bewernick played professionally in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia from 2015-17.